Boyfriend stabs girlfriend to death 80 times...

A martial arts enthusiast who stabbed to death his 21-year-old girlfriend built up his strength using a punch bag she bought him.

He stabbed her more than 80 times as he chased her through the Essex Horse and Pony Protection Society, in Pitsea, where she lived and worked. 

Unemployed Taylor, who spent his days playing violent video games, was overcome with 'anger and jealousy' after Miss Davies ended their relationship on July 3 last year.

The attack was so forceful that the six-inch kitchen knife he used was bent to a 45-degree angle.

Taylor, from Basildon, Essex, was last month jailed for 23 years for the murder. He will remain on licence for the rest of his life so can be recalled to prison at any time after he is released. 

Miss Davies' mother, Dyanne Lambert broke down in tears as she watched the shocking clips of Taylor grappling with the punching bag, which have been posted on Facebook.

 

On the evening of the attack, Miss Davies ended the relationship with Taylor but said he could continue living in the flat they shared as she did not want to make him homeless.

It was heard she ended the relationship because she had grown tired of his controlling behaviour.

Miss Davies' family said she had been unhappy after he had started telling her what to wear, stopped her from going out and had taken control of her bank account.

Giving evidence, Ms Lambert said he would not allow her to wear short-sleeved or low-cut tops and they would often argue.

Ms Lambert added: 'She became very quiet and didn't want to talk about what was going on.'

Miss Davies' sister, Joanne Bright, told the court her behaviour started to change a few months into their seven-month relationship.

She said: 'She became very quiet and our conversations would be two-minutes long when we would have usually talked for hours. She was very quiet.  

'She said Jordan was very controlling and he didn’t like her going out and when she did go out one night with people from the sanctuary, she came home and there was a major row and he called her a s**t. 

'She told me he had got really controlling and she wanted to end the relationship but she wasn’t prepared to see him out on the street and she would let him stay there.

'She couldn’t take him being controlling any more.' 

The attack began in the flat then continued outside as Miss Davies fled in her pyjamas.

CCTV footage showed Miss Davies' head falling backwards and forwards as she tried to fight off Taylor during the attack. 

She was stabbed 18 times in the face, six times on her right arm, 18 times on her left arm, 15 times on her torso, six times on her right leg, eight times on her left leg, eight times on her back and three at the back of her head. 

When she stopped moving Taylor was seen attempting to hoist Miss Davies's near-lifeless body over a hedge out of view.

She was found 'nearly dead' outside the Essex horse sanctuary while police arrested a blood-soaked Taylor nearby. 

Ms Lambert told the Daily Mirror that she didn't recognise the signs that her daughter was in an abusive relationship. 

The family are now determined to raise ­awareness about domestic violence and help victims and their families.

Source: UK Daily Mail...